Reel reviews from reel fools

It’s called “citizen journalism.” Letting “the people” be heard, in this case by asking them to submit their video reviews via YouTube. Here, Dean Richards, the film critic at WGN-TV in Chicago, challenges would-be critics to try their hand at doing his job.

And you know what? Most of the initial entries flat out suck, barely rising above the “that movie was awesome” criticism level.

Here’s Richards’ initial video offer:

Here’s a sampling of the responses received so far:

Katie from Oklahoma and someone whose name we can’t hear from Chicago really like “Iron Man”

Marty really, really likes “Iron Man.”

And don’t forget Nathan, who really, really, really likes “Iron Man,” saying it was “the best movie so far.”